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This chapter is part of a book that provides a comprehensive discussion of the non-university higher education sector in Europe. Higher education throughout the world is facing rapid change and the book describes and offers critical comparisons between the systems in 10 European countries. Flanders has long had a binary system of higher education, however, with the University Decree of 1991 and the College Decree of 1994, the Flemish Parliament created a new framework for universities and hogescholen (colleges). In this chapter, the author explores how this framework brings universities and colleges closer to each other, and thus casts the binary divide into question. The first part of the chapter looks at the structure of the colleges. This is followed by a discussion of their governing structure and level of autonomy. The final section of the chapter highlights future developments of the colleges and their relation to universities, and the challenges arising.

The book from which this chapter was taken is indexed at TD/TNC 97.389. Individual chapters are indexed from TD/TNC 98.640 to TD/TNC 98.651. Show less